Inaugurated 1931 Surface Dirt | Distance 1 mile (8 furlongs) | |
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html | ||
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $750,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara.
The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.
Records
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References
Acorn Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA